Forget about America for a second, and realize that Europe is where mobile phones took off first. Nokia practically owned the market in the 90s and early 00s, but research recently done by IDC says that the dominance Nokia has been enjoying is in danger of being taken away by them from none other than…
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When will the Toshiba K01 be released in Western hemisphere?
I have a confession to make. I’m waiting for the Toshiba K01 to be released to buy one. Yap, I want a Windows Mobile phone. There are few reasons for that: I like connecting my Bluetooth keyboard to the phone. HID profile which is required for connecting such input devices is not supported in Android.…
Samsung Wave Update: Dummy Units Arrive at Rogers, Launching on Bell July 8th
If Samsung’s bada mobile operating system is on your list of things to check out, and you live north of the border (you’re Canadian), good news is coming your way. Word has it that Samsung Wave dummy phones are arriving at Rogers locations nationwide. But the goodness doesn’t stop at Rogers. Bell will be on-board…
Namco slashes prices of its games for the Independence Day, too
On the heels of Glu Mobile’s Independence Day promotion, we have another publisher joining the party – Namco, which just recently celebrated Pac-Man’s 30th birthday. However, unlike Glu, Namco hasn’t made most of its titles available for 99 cents — it decided to slash prices just a bit, yet enough to make the games more…
Photo: HTC Vision: Android 2.1, 3.7 inch screen, QWERTY keyboard, 1 GHz
What you’re looking at above is a picture of what is supposedly called the HTC Vision. For all the awesome devices based on Android, none have an amazing QWERTY keyboard. You Motorola Droid/Milestone users need to finally admit to yourselves that the keyboard is horrible. HTC on the other hand is known for making solid…
Samsung Dive service remotely protects data on your Wave, Galaxy S
Good news for the Samsung Wave and Galaxy S owners. In addition to shipping the powerful devices, the Korean giant has also made a bonus service, Samsung Dive, available free of charge for the folks with any of the two phones. The service, which is an extension of Mobile Tracker, is made to to help…
Air Display turns iPad into extra PC monitor
A company called Avatron Software is out with a cool iPad app, Air Display, that effectively turns Apple’s tablet into an extra PC monitor. You’ve heard that correctly, when you need more space on your screen, simply place your iPad near your monitor and voila, you get get additional 9.7 inches of the screen estate.…
India’s Rcom to acquire Digicable to create Asia’s largest “triple-play” operator
This isn’t what we could call a “pure” mobile news, but it’s definitely related as the end result is creation of Asia’s largest “triple-play” (digital TV, broadband and voice telephony) operator. Reliance Communications (Rcom), which is India’s second-largest mobile operator, is acquiring the country’s biggest cable TV provider Digicable. Rcom’s idea is to merge its…
L&T Infotech is a new member of the Open Handset Alliance
L&T Infotech, a wholly owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro, announced that it is joining the Open Handset Alliance (OHA). Since L&T Infotech doesn’t work directly with consumers, there’s quite a chance you haven’t heard of them. Here’s what L&T does (from the press release): L&T Infotech is a leading provider of IT and engineering…
Nokia Bots updated with location-aware Contact Bot
Nokia Beta Labs has updated one of the bots included in the Nokia Bots app. It’s Contact Bot which will now work in a similar manner as Shortcut Bot, learning your favorite contacts throughout the day. The idea is to differentiate between “home” and “work” contacts to show users people they talk to the most…